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Track: Oddloop | Artist: Frederic | Album: Oddloop Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest…

Who Doesn’t Love GIANT TANKS

Al Brady is a concept artist based in the UK who has worked on games like Battlefield Hardline, and movies like Guardians of the Galaxy. You can see more of Al’s stuff here and here. Oh, and you can buy prints here! To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

Track: Neighborhoods | Artist: Yppah | Album: Tiny Pause Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Steam Controller Can Also Do Motion Control

The Steam controller might make my thumb hurt, but there’s no denying its versatility. One of its lesser-known features? Full-blown motion control, ala Nintendo’s Wiis or recent PlayStations. Aiming with the Steam controller’s right haptic pad can be janky—somehow landing in the sweet spot between too precise and not precise enough. The solution? Motion control,…

A New World Record For Beating Super Mario Bros. As Fast As Possible

I invite you to feast your eyes on an expert playthrough of the original Super Mario Bros. Somehow, a speedrunner known as Darbian manages to blaze through the old-school classic in whopping 4:57.627. To put this into context: the last world record for the “any percentage” clearance of Super Mario Bros. was 4:57.69. That was…

Valve fixed one of my big issues with Steam Machines… kinda. Games with their own launchers (e.g. Trine 3, Starbound, and Evoland) won’t, well, launch. Valve has removed the SteamOS-compatible tag from around 35 games. Some devs are working on new launchers. Fingers crossed that everything’s resolved by release day. Update: It’s not just games…

Racing Into The Future With Phone-Controlled Robot Cars

When I was a kid I had a slot car racing set, but not many friends, so I used to play against myself with a controller in both hands. If only the robotic race cars of Anki Overdrive had been around back then. Anki first rolled onto the consumer robotics scene back in 2013 with…

Good Evening, Kotaku

Alexey Shirokikh is an artist from Russia. I want to eat these colours. All of them. You can see more of Alexey’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…

Reader Frederick Nakos snapped this Jason Voorhees cosplay at the Quebec City Comic Con over the weekend. Terrifying.

Shepard-Commander Would Be Pleased With This Mass Effect Cosplay

Hey, it’s Legion! Everyone cosplays as Shepard. Nobody cosplay as Legion, so nice job DashyProps Love the “blown open” effect on the chest that makes it look like the outfit’s empty. Love the fact the suit lights up even more. Photo by Lark Visuals Photo by Ryan Daquioag

The Week In Games: Two Weeks, Three Wii Games

Sure there are more popular games coming out this week than Just Dance 2016 and Just Dance Disney Party 2, but none of those are coming out for the original Wii. What’s more, they aren’t the only Wii games coming out over the next two weeks! Monster High: New Ghoul In School is coming next…

Track: Often | Artist: The Weeknd | Album: Beauty Behind The Madness Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Sunday Comics: Tales From The Bush

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…

This Week in the Business: Virtual Reality Won’t Be Expensive Forever

QUOTE | “It doesn’t matter what it will cost. If it costs too much this week it will cost the right amount a year from now.” – Oculus head of worldwide studios Jason Rubin, talking about why he’s a great believer in the future of VR despite the initial costs Elsewhere in the business of…

Steam’s Latest Hit Is A Tough-As-Nails Mars Base Building Game

I’ve been playing Planetbase for a couple hours now, and I feel like I’m only scratching the surface. Planetbase is a new outer space base-building game that just hit Steam, and it’s been in the service’s top three best-selling games all day. It takes some time to dig into, but I’m starting to really like…

Valve Explains Why Steam Customer Service Is Still Terrible

At the start of 2015, Valve told me Steam’s crappy customer service would be a big focus for them this year. It’s still terrible. Here’s what happened. During a recent interview with Valve business authority Erik Johnson, I asked why people still have to put up with unanswered support tickets and, sometimes, months of radio…

Track: Mother Mary | Artist: Average Rap Band | Album: Stream of Nonsenseness Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Art From Blizzard, League of Legends & Capcom

Trent Kaniuga is a veteran artist who has worked extensively in both video games and comics. Blizzard fans especially might recognise his contributions, where he’s been involved in everything from vanilla WoW to Diablo III to Hearthstone Trent has also worked on League of Legends, and below you’ll see examples of his designs on stuff…

Even After The Skyrim Fiasco, Valve Is Still Interested In Paid Mods

Earlier this year, Valve sent the mod community into crisis mode with paid mods for Skyrim. It did not end well And yet, Valve never said they were done-done with giving modders the option to charge for their creations. Rather, they concluded that they had some thinking to do about how they presented paid mods,…

Luke Throws Stormtrooper Into TIE Fighter

Today on Highlight Reel we have Luke Skywalker force pushing a snowtrooper into a TIE fighter, Metal Gear meets WWE, Nathan Drake, rad stoppies, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links…